Slipknot went on to release their first home video Welcome to Our Neighborhood and the two singles "Wait and Bleed" and "Spit It Out". The tour proved to expand their audience greatly and their self-titled album was released on June 29, 1999. Work on the album concluded in early 1999, allowing the band to go on their first tour as part of the Ozzfest in 1999. Speaking about his decision, Brainard explained: "some decisions were made that I wasn't particularly happy with." Slipknot recruited Jim Root to complete their lineup and returned to Malibu to continue work on their debut album. Partway through the recording process of the album, Slipknot returned to Des Moines, Iowa for the Christmas period, during which guitarist Brainard decided to leave the band. Two days prior to this, Welts was fired from the band, something which Slipknot refuse to comment on.Ĭhris Fehn was brought in to replace Welts on percussion before Slipknot traveled to Malibu, California to work on their debut album in September 1998. In late June, Slipknot received a $500,000 seven-album deal from Roadrunner Records the band signed the deal publicly on July 8, 1998. Soon after, DJ Sid Wilson was recruited as the band's ninth member after showing great interest and impressing band members. The band began to receive a lot of attention from record labels, and in February 1998, producer Ross Robinson offered to produce their debut album after attending rehearsals in Des Moines. The gap on percussion was filled by Greg Welts, who was affectionately known as "Cuddles." In early 1998, Slipknot produced a second demo featuring five tracks exclusively for record labels. While working in the studio, Slipknot continued to do local shows, during one of which in September 1997, Colsefni announced on stage that he was leaving the band. As a result, Corey Taylor was recruited from fellow Des Moines band Stone Sour this moved Colsefni to backing vocals and percussion. It was at this time that the band began experimenting with more vocal melody, something which Colsefni struggled to achieve.
However, it didn't lead to any kind of interest from record labels, so the band returned to the studio to develop new material.
Slipknot received a small amount of airplay on local radio stations off the back of the demo. on Halloween, October 31, 1996.ĭistribution for the demo was initially left to the band and their producer Sean McMahon, before it was handed over to the distribution company Ismist in early 1997. After a complicated time with mixing and mastering, the band self-released the demo album Mate. Subsequently, Jones became the band's sampler and Mick Thomson was brought in as the replacement guitarist. However, throughout their time in the studio, the band were adding samples to their recordings but could not produce these sounds live. When questioned in 1999 about Steele's departure, Jordison explained: "we were prepared to keep him on, but he didn't want to stay." During the mixing stages of their project at SR Audio, Craig Jones was recruited as Steele's replacement on guitar. In February 1996, guitarist Donnie Steele decided to leave Slipknot due to his Christian beliefs. Without a recording budget, the band were forced to self-finance the project, the costs of which came to an estimated $40,000. In December, Slipknot began recording material at SR Audio, a studio in the band's hometown. It was there, in late 1995, that Jordison suggested changing the band name to Slipknot after their song of the same name. Much of the band's early development was retrospectively attributed to late-night planning sessions between Gray, Crahan and Jordison at a Sinclair gas station where Jordison worked nights. On December 4, the band made their live debut playing a benefit show using the name Meld. The band then decided to invite Donnie Steele as their second guitarist, bringing their lineup to six members. Furthermore, Colsefni also took up custom percussion while remaining the band's vocalist. Jordison subsequently joined the band as their main drummer, moving Crahan to custom percussion. Not long after their inception, Gray invited Joey Jordison to a rehearsal because the band were interested in experimenting with additional drum elements. The lineup was made up of friends who met through the local music scene, including vocalist Anders Colsefni and guitarist Donnie Steele. Slipknot was formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in September 1995 when drummer Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray started a band named The Pale Ones.
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